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DVD Review: The Rolling Stones, “Stones in Exile” — Win a Copy!
On May 18 of this year, the Rolling Stones released a remastered and expanded edition of what is arguably the greatest rock and roll album ever made, Exile On Main Street. You can read
Read More »DVD Review: An “Owl” and a “Peacock”
Birds of a feather flock together this week, as I pull from the stacks two recent releases that a) have our feathered friends in their titles, b) are psychological thrillers, and c) went straight
Read More »DVD Review: “She’s Out of My League”
She’s Out of My League stays true to the romantic comedy formula. Boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl, and then they reunite after a long chase at the end of the
Read More »DVD Review: Monty Python Returns (Sort Of) in “Not the Messiah (He’s a Very Naughty Boy)”
While the other members of Monty Python have drifted in and out of the fold throughout the legendary comedy troupe’s 40 years, Eric Idle has almost single-handedly kept the legacy of Python alive in
Read More »DVD Review: A “Bigger Than Life” Criterion Roundup
Once again Popdose didn’t send me to Cannes, and I imagine Toronto, Venice, and Telluride are off my itinerary. (If you think it should, start a Facebook campaign, or Twitter. I’d also like to
Read More »DVD Review: “Mystery Team”
Derrick Comedy is an online-based comedy troupe whose videos have been hits with YouTube for several years. This was one of my favorites, a clever turn on Dateline gotcha journalism. The people behind those
Read More »DVD Review: Chickenfoot, “Get Your Buzz On Live”
Chickenfoot. When word of the band name of Sammy Hagar’s new “supergroup” leaked out, half the internet responded by saying “that’s the dumbest band name I’ve ever heard…..and just when I thought Sammy couldn’t
Read More »DVD Review: “Pulling John”
In 1987 Cannon Films, the studio that became (in)famous for churning out low-budget genre fare like The Delta Force and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, couldn’t convince audiences that the Sylvester Stallone arm-wrestling epic Over
Read More »DVD Review: “The Men Who Stare at Goats”
Ewan McGregor stars with Academy Award winners George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges in The Men Who Stares at Goats. It’s a film about the current war in Iraq that tries to mix
Read More »DVD Review: John Krasinski Adapts David Foster Wallace’s “Brief Interviews With Hideous Men”
John Krasinski continues to impress me with his talent. The actor, who’s achieved stardom on the NBC’s The Office, has shown great range on the series this season, displaying many facets of his character,
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